Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC/THE

Barclays PLC

07 October 2025

 

FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				06 Oct 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				25p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			3,472,969	0.71%	2,278,129	0.47%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,190,631	0.45%	3,452,847	0.71%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,663,600	1.16%	5,730,976	1.17%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		607,815		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		116,824		7.1539  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		81,785		7.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		56,770		7.1235  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		54,571		7.1174  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		39,126		7.1164  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		32,624		7.1666  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,506		7.1283  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		19,306		7.1524  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,982		7.1155  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		10,822		7.1523  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,957		7.1493  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,579		7.1435  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,236		7.1573  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		5,437		7.1419  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,946		7.1613  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,522		7.1327  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,520		7.1153  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,500		7.2000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,102		7.1546  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,763		7.1161  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,262		7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,138		7.1853  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,781		7.1440  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,779		7.1812  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,672		7.1296  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,547		7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		923		7.1663  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		871		7.2050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		774		7.2223  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		755		7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		726		7.1325  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		700		7.1160  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		537		7.1635  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		399		7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		247		7.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		143		7.1572  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		89		7.1326  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12		7.1841  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8		7.1850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4		7.2142  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2		7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1		7.1302  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		591,310		7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		90,224		7.1148  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		79,990		7.1434  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		32,877		7.1177  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		29,494		7.1144  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		24,968		7.1623  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,357		7.1622  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,792		7.1155  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		7,620		7.1146  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,100		7.1920  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,116		7.1413  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,955		7.1174  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,927		7.1154  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,854		7.1484  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,769		7.1323  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,418		7.1589  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,665		7.1686  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,520		7.1642  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,390		7.1530  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,043		7.1855  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,959		7.1657  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,806		7.1276  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,714		7.1443  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,688		7.1559  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,567		7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,546		7.1854  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,504		7.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,416		7.1312  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,233		7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,000		7.1568  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		898		7.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		892		7.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		880		7.1145  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		866		7.1508  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		856		7.1414  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		7.1495  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		774		7.2231  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		755		7.1800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		652		7.1879  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		622		7.1485  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		552		7.2379  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		394		7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		386		7.1248  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		366		7.1804  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		343		7.2338  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		341		7.2200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		300		7.1683  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		268		7.1556  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		247		7.1700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		170		7.1771  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		136		7.2226  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		126		7.2296  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103		7.1175  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		44		7.1500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36		7.1600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		10		7.1570  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		8		7.1850  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,494	7.1144  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		880	7.1145  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,620	7.1146  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		90,224	7.1148  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		140,792	7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,719	7.1154  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,955	7.1174  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103	7.1175  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,877	7.1177  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		386	7.1248  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20	7.1250  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,194	7.1262  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,806	7.1276  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,416	7.1312  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		342	7.1368  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		861	7.1396  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		856	7.1414  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,854	7.1484  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		774	7.1495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44	7.1498  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		866	7.1508  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50	7.1530  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,500	7.1547  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		268	7.1556  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,688	7.1559  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,000	7.1568  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	7.1571  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,520	7.1642  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		495	7.1647  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,959	7.1657  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8	7.1848  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,100	7.1920  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		892	7.1950  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		900	7.1993  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		898	7.2350  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		137,880	7.1150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,520	7.1153  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,982	7.1155  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		700	7.1160  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,126	7.1164  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,940	7.1164  USD
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,571	7.1174  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,840	7.1186  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,506	7.1283  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,672	7.1296  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		664	7.1300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	7.1302  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,611	7.1327  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,735	7.1384  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,579	7.1435  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	7.1450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,235	7.1475  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,957	7.1493  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,822	7.1523  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,306	7.1524  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,102	7.1546  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,236	7.1572  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,946	7.1612  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		537	7.1635  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,624	7.1666  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,779	7.1812  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	7.1851  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,500	7.2007  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		81,785	7.2150  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12	7.2625  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23	7.2693  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,593	7.1155  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		6,693	7.1368  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		973	7.1506  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		780	7.2141  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercise
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				07 Oct 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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